Dagat Patay

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Possibly a calque of English Dead Sea.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌdaɡat paˈtaj/ [ˌd̪aː.ɣɐt̪ pɐˈt̪aɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: Da‧gat Pa‧tay

Proper noun

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Dagat Patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)
    Synonym: Dagat na Patay

References

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  • Dagat Patay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018